Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Lucy Craft Laney (1854-1933)
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Terence Crutcher (1976-2016)
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Organized Labor in the 21st Century: The Las Vegas Hotel and Culinary Workers Union Local 226
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Laura Richardson (1962- )

Explore Global African History

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Guadalupe Victoria Yolí Raymond (1936-1992)
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Revolutionary United Front (1991–2002)
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Jaya (a.k.a. Maria Luisa Ramsey Kagahastian-Gotidoc) (1970- )
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(1971) Sese Seko Mobutu, “Address to the Conseil Nationale Extraordinaire, Dakar, 14 February 1971”

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Black Freedom and Social Class in St. Louis, Missouri between the Great Depression and the Great Society
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From the Slave Quarters to the Courtroom: The Story of the First African American Attorney in the United States
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Eddie “the Sheik” Gardner: An Ultramarathoning Legend and Unsung Hero in the Struggle for Racial Equality in America.
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Titanic’s Black Passenger: Creating Historical Fiction From Historical Fact

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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